Fuseta

Fuzeta
The shoreline and beachhead along the Atlantic coast of Fuseta
The shoreline and beachhead along the Atlantic coast of Fuseta
Flag of Fuzeta
Coat of arms of Fuzeta
Fuzeta is located in Portugal
Fuzeta
Fuzeta
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37°3′N 7°45′W / 37.050°N 7.750°W / 37.050; -7.750
Country Portugal
RegionAlgarve
Intermunic. comm.Algarve
DistrictFaro
MunicipalityOlhão
EstablishedSettlement: 1572
Parish: 12 March 1874
Disbanded2013
Area
 • Total0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,146
 • Density6,000/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
8700-019
Area code289
PatronNossa Senhora do Carmo

Fuseta (Portuguese pronunciation: [fuˈzetɐ]) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Olhão, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Moncarapacho e Fuseta.[1] The parish occupies an area of approximately 0.36 square kilometres (0.14 sq mi) and at the 2001 census had a population of 2,146. This parish belonged to the Tavira Municipality until 1876.

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 83" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.